MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Montgomery Police have charged the girlfriend of the 33-year-old man shot Wednesday night in north Montgomery with his murder.

The girlfriend, 36, whose name hasn’t been released, is charged with one count of murder, Montgomery Police Lt. Regina Duckett released. She was taken into custody on the scene.

The unnamed girlfriend is being held in the Montgomery County Detention Facility on $75,000 bond.

Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to the 200 block of Park Manor Drive on a report of a subject shot at around 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. They found the victim, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The initial investigation indicates that the couple was involved in an altercation that escalated and resulted in the victim’s death, Duckett said.

This is the city of Montgomery’s 31st homicide of 2013.

Duckett said the names of the suspect and victim are being withheld pending notification of the victim’s family.